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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023

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Senior Independent Study in Music Composition, Imzadia Conrad
Department: Music

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Grief Live!: How Performers Can Analyze, Interpret, and Perform Grief on Stage, Amari Royal
Department: Music; Theatre and Dance

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Missing Indigo, Robert A. Stark
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2022

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Exploring Heritage Through Music: Jewish, Swedish, And Scottish Identities In Art Song, Annika Balish
Department: Music

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Clare Griffith Senior Recital, Clare P. Griffith
Department: Music

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Senior Independent Study In Music Composition, William Hermanowski
Department: Music

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Solo Piano Recital: From Baroque To Contemporary, Margaret Jagger
Department: Music

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Senior Independent Study In Music Composition By Molly Leach, Molly E. Leach
Department: Music

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Senior I.S. For B.A. In Music: Senior Recital Program And Musical Analysis, Jackson Elliot Loop
Department: Music

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Program Analysis from: Yi Wu’s Flute Recital, Yi Wu
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2021

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The Highs and Lows Interpretations of Love and Loss Expressed Through Flute Repertoire, Sydney Lynn Barger
Department: Music

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How Progressive Rock Adapted the Classical Tradition, Nathaniel J. Haines
Department: Music

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Connection to Culture: An Analysis of Compositional Choices in the Songs of Xavier Montsalvatge, Jaime León, and Adolfo Mejía as They Reflect Cultural Significance, Jacqueline Frances Perez
Department: Music

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Is This Music? Poetry, YouTube Memes, and Rap at Commencement, Charlie Smrekar
Department: English; Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2020

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Tranquilities: Three Works by Kate Bertrand, Kate Anne Bertrand
Department: Music

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Senior Independent Study in Music Composition, Neva Derewetzky
Department: Music

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Crossing Boundaries in Vocal Repertoire, Morgan P. Kelly
Department: Music

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Aspen Pesheck's I.S. Album, Aspen R. Pesheck
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2019

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What Could Be The Song? In-Depth Analyses of Five Concert Pieces Composed in Response to Tragedy, Gabriela Angeles-Paredes
Department: Music

The Electric State, Erin R. Joseph
Department: Music

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The End Of Modernism In Music: A New Narrative in the History of Electronic Music, Told Through the Works of Wendy Carlos, Jean Michel-Jarre, and Ryuichi Sakamoto, Brendan Lemkin
Department: Music

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Senior Independent Study in Music Composition by Jeremy Smucker, Jeremy Smucker
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2018

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Cupid & Psyche: An Electronically Composed Pop Opera, William Barnett and CeCe Underwood
Department: Music

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Intimidation or Emasculation? A Critical Analysis of the Representation of Masculinity in American Theatre, George L. Marn
Department: Music; Theatre and Dance

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Reminiscence Of The New, Axel J. Nunes
Department: Music

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Solo Piano Recital: Classic to Confrey, Michael Phillips
Department: Music

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Four Works by Emily Schwitzgebel, Emily Schwitzgebel
Department: Music

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The Battle Cry of Freedom: An Exploration of Songs That Consider the Impact of War on Soldiers and Society, Matthew Turell
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2017

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Miles Davis and the Emergence of Chord-scale Theory in Jazz Improvisation and Composition, Alexander P. Chabraja
Department: Music

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Senior Independent Study in Music Composition: An Exploration of Loss, Victoria E. Peacock
Department: Music

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Nightfall, Quan Phan
Department: Music

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Once Upon a Recital: Vulnerability Represented in Music Inspired by Fairy Tales, Laura EG Schneider
Department: Music

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Senior Independent Study in Music Composition by Bridget R. Slone, Bridget Slone
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2016

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Solvent Effects on the Quantum Efficiencies and UV-induced Photodegradation of PABA and Padimate-O, Preetom Borah
Department: Chemistry; Music

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Merged Senior Independent Study in Music Composition and Percussion Performance, Joseph M. Caffrey
Department: Music

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Uisce: Compositional Explorations for Various Ensembles, James May
Department: Music

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Goddess Stop Immersing Road Spiders in Cristal: Program Notes and Reflection on the Percussion Repertoire for my Senior Recital, Mitchell Ryan
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2015

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Metamorphosis and Persona in Ned Rorem's Poems of Love and the Rain, Jacob Boca
Department: Music

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Solo Senior Recital: The Idea of Independent Women in Music, Jenny Brumbaugh
Department: Music

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Senior Independent Study in Music Composition: Explorations for Various Ensembles, Steven W. Hecking
Department: Music

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Teaching Students to Read: Music’s Impact on Language Acquisition and Fluency, Robert MacLellan
Department: Music

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Solo Voice Recital: Baroque to Contemporary, Sarah Roth
Department: Music

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A Summary and Reflection of the Percussion Repertoire for my Senior Recital, Christopher Scimecca
Department: Music

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Extended Vocal Technique: An Instructional Guide for Beginners, Victor J. Welsch
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014

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Senior Independent Study in Music Composition, Spencer Brown
Department: Music

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Odyssey, Ethan J. Flack
Department: Music

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The Music of Les Misérables: A Style Analysis of Songs from the Musical, Rebecca K. Traisman
Department: Music

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Jindo Arirang Concerto for Piano and Orchetra (Expanded and Substantively Revised), Jindo Arirang Concerto for Piano and Orchetra (Two Piano Score with Opt. Timpani), & Whimsical Sketches for Two Clarinets, Percussion, and Piano, Jung Yoo Wie
Department: Music

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Jindo Arirang Concerto & Whimsical Sketches, Jung Yoon Wie
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2013

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Senior Independent Study in Composition: Claire and Annette; Thanatopsis; Notes from Undergrad, Frederick Evans
Department: Music

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L'Imagination De Lenore: A Song Cycle in Six Movements For Soprano, Baritone, and Chamber Ensemble, Cara Haxo
Department: Music

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A Series of Pieces for Various Ensembles by: Jordan Alexander Key, Jordan Alexander Key
Department: Music

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Creating a Lyrical Experience: Preparation For and Research on the Song Recital, Sarah Mitchell
Department: Music

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In the Spirit of the People: the Effect of Musical Tradition on Community Efficacy in Post-Katrina New Orleans, Micah Motenko
Department: Music; Sociology and Anthropology

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"in the Spirit of the People:" the Effect of Musical Tradition on Community Efficacy in Post-katrina New Orleans, Micah Motenko
Department: Music; Sociology and Anthropology

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Around the World in 45 Minutes: An Exploration of Culture Through Music, Kristen Scuderi
Department: Music

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Independent Study Thesis, Eva M. Woo
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2012

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Senior Recital Program Notes: Sonata in E-Flat Major, Opus 120, No. 2 For Viola and Piano By Johannes Brahms. Sonata For Viola and Piano, Opus 11, No. 4 For Viola and Piano By Paul Hindemith. Passacaglia Duo For Violin and Viola By George Frederick Handel, Arranged By Johan Halvorsen, Noah Dresser
Department: Music

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Importance of the Song Recital: Conveying the Emotional Significance of Text Through Song., Hilary Grothman
Department: Music

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The Importance of the Song Recital: Conveying the Emotional Significance of Text Through Song, Hilary Lorraine Grothman
Department: Music

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No Title, Shitong Zhan
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2011

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Apotheosis: Cantata on the Monomythcome: Two Choral Poems By Sara Teasdale, Quinn Dizon
Department: Music

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Skyscapes: Concerto For Electric Guitar and Orchestra, Paul Winchester
Department: Music

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Isaac Albéniz: The Great Spanish Composer and His Piano Masterpiece Iberia, Lisa Wollenberg
Department: Music

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Inspiration for Orchestra, Kentaro Yamada
Department: Music

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Theme and Variations on a French Folksong for Symphonic Band, Kentaro Yamada
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2010

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On the Outside Looking Out: The Para-Society of Nomadic Artists, Alexander McCord Briggs
Department: Music

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Josephine: A Bluegrass Opera Act 1, Jake Briggs
Department: Music

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Trio, Lonely Woman, and Two Electronic Impromptus, Nick Terelle

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Program Notes for the Senior Recital of R. Michael Winters, Raymond Michael Winters
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2009

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Independent Study Song Cycle Op. 1 in A Major, Audrey Lane
Department: Music

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Independent Study song cycle Op.1 in A Major, Audrey Lane
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2008

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I Hate Music! But I Like to Sing, Laura Gross
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2007

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Crossing Over: The Lives and Music of Fats Domino, Little Richard and Chuck Berry, Daniel Robert Kavka
Department: Music

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Two Movements for String Quartet & Concertino for String Orchestra, Stephen Lett
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2006

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From Mozart To Bernstein: A Brief Summary of Recital Repertoire, Leslie N. Hensley
Department: Music

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Living History Or Cultural Obsolescence? A Study Of Modern Pipe Organ Restoration Projects In Germany And The Netherlands And Their Impact Upon The Musical Life Of Their Churches in Which They Reside And The Wider Community, Bryan Evan Rodda
Department: Music

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Program Notes on the Senior Recital, Jonathan Swann
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2005

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Paper on Selected Works For Senior Recital, Parke Nicholson
Department: Music

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Berg, the Wagnerian Serialist: An examination of musical references to Wagner's Tristan und Isolde in Berg's Lulu, Jeremy W. Orosz
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2004

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Vocal Music of Gabriel Fauré and Ned Rorem: A Senio Independent Study for B.A. in Music, Ansley Livingston White
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2003

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Symphony No. 1, Brian E. Biddle
Department: Music

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Program Notes on the Senior Recital, Alice Louise Finke
Department: Music

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Piano Converto No. 1 (I), Amy Gerber
Department: Music

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Piano Converto No. 1 (II), Amy Gerber
Department: Music

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Kurt Weill and His Contributions to the American Musical Theatre Genre as Evidenced In His Production, Lady in the Dark, Mary Lindsay Marchio
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2002

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Five Songs by Robert Burns: Their History and Adaption in the United States, 1796-1964 Volume 2: Selected Anthology of United States Publications of the Five Burn Songs, Amanda Barbara Cotten
Department: Music

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A Study of Berlioz's Orchestration Theories on the String Section, Evidenced by his Three Symphonies: Symphonie Fantasique, Op. 14, Harold En Italy, Op. 16 and Romeo and Juliette, Op. 17, Nils S. Erickson
Department: Music

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Variations on a Scale of the Greeks: The History of Tuning and Temperament in Western Music, Nicholas C. Goffee
Department: Music

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Painting an American Musical Form: Arthur Dove's Vision of Jazz, Susan C. Park
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2001

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Elements in Measured Balance: An Analysis of the First Movements of Béla Bartók's String Quartets, Jeffrey VanVoorhis Mansell
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2000

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Singing for Freedom: Selected Songs of the Civil Rights Movement and Their Historical Origins, Kathryn G. Quimby
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1999

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The Influence of African Rhythm and Percussion in the Americas, John Pollack
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1998

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Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods: Observations and Analysis of a Musical and Its Music, Deborah Jacobson
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1992

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The Recording and Production of a Compact Disc Release for the Wooster Chorus, Michael Comstock
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1991

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An Examination of Aesthetic Concerns in Performance Art through the Works of Laurie Anderson, Pauline Oliveros, and Meredith Monk, Alicia K. Allen
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1990

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Ralph Vaughan Williams' Songs of Travel: an Analysis, Steven A. McKelvey
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1989

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Five Compositions: To Be Announced, Breaking Out, The Calling, On the Soaps, Eventual Harvest, James Prosser
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1981

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Dmitri Shostakovich: An Analysis of His Life and Preludes, Pamela H. Weiler
Department: Music

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1979

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Sonata for Flute and Piano, Kim Shirey
Department: Music